My dear readers, there are a lot of milestones to go through in this chapter: First, the kiss. Then we hit 13K views, and finally, MBTA is officially over one hundred thousand words! Whew. Would you believe me if I said I absolutely cannot believe it? Because I can’t, and it wouldn’t be possible without you all. That’s for sure. Circling back to the kiss, things are finally ramping up—time for sparks (and drama) to fly, don’t you think? Let me know in the comments.
Layla’s POVWithout looking into a mirror, I couldn’t be entirely sure, but I was almost one hundred percent certain that my face was as red as a tomato, as a hot flush of embarrassment coursed through me. Xavier was the last person I wanted to see, and yet he had just witnessed me getting the livi
“I’m usually very good at minding my own business, Spitfire,” he started. “But last night I didn’t, and now you won’t even look at me. That’s not very nice of you.”I whirled around before I could stop myself.“Can you stop calling me that?”A sly smirk settled over his lips, but he blinked innocent
Layla’s POVSparring around the field had started up once members of the Blue Moon Pack began to disperse. At Morgan’s announcement though, I felt a shockwave spread through the entire field and every single activity stopped. The entire place grew so silent that only the sound of the wind whipping
I bristled, and I was sure that my whole Pack did too, but even then I had to give it to the small woman: She had played her hand beautifully.A lot hinged on this fight symbolically, since it was the first between our Packs, and if I chickened out it would be an insult to my whole Pack. “Layla,” A
Layla’s POVMorgan shot forward even before Xavier had finished uttering the word. I tried to sidestep the attack, but it was much wider than I had anticipated and I ended up getting slashed by her claws.Hissing, I tried to put some distance between us, but she didn’t let up immediately, and I was
Morgan was good, but I was too. I hadn’t worked my ass off for all these months only to end up mediocre. It surprised me that I had just almost forgotten that.“You bitch!” the small woman spat venomously once she had regained her footing. I could feel a subtle shift of energy go through the atmos
“Will you surrender?” he asked, and there was a pleading undertone in his gaze as he looked at me.Lea didn’t say anything else, but I decided that I would trust her and I shook my head before looking away from him as soon as I saw the dismay start to spread over his features.My wounds were startin
Layla’s POVIn the wake of my actions, the entire training field turned as silent as a graveyard, and even though I would’ve given practically anything to turn and take in the stunned reactions of everyone around me I resisted the urge to. Stunned, Morgan swallowed, and the movement of her throat b